The latest on how Ohio wrestlers, the field is doing at the NCAA Division I championships

ISU's David Carr during the first round of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the T Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO.
ISU's David Carr during the first round of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the T Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO.

It's time for some Mat Madness as 14 Ohio athletes and seven Greater Akron/Canton stars try to find their way onto the podium of the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships.

We'll be here the next two days with live updates for you as teams and individuals fight for supremacy.

Here's what's happening on Day 2.

4:15 p.m. Dylan Fishback advances to the blood round of NCAA Division Wrestling National Championships

No. 10 Dylan Fishback (NC State/Aurora) made it dramatic, but got it done at 184 pounds against No. 17 Will Feldkamp of Iowa State.

Fishback scored a takedown near the edge to go up three with 11 seconds left and gave up an escape to walk out a 4-2 winner.

4:02 p.m. Ben Pasiuk leaves little doubt on way to blood round of NCAA Division I Wrestling National Championships

No. 18 Ben Pasiuk's ride to All-American needs just one more win after he beat No. 10 Nick Incontrera of Penn.

Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton) Had four takedowns in a tidy 13-8 victory.

3:53 p.m. Dylan D'Emilio, Peyten Kellar advance to blood round of NCAA Wrestling National Championships

No. 14 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio Stae/Genoa Area) scored scored two first period takedowns, but showed incredible moxie in a 9-7 win over No. 22 Gabe Willochell of Wyoming to reach the blood round at 149.

No. 7 Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren) was able to escape 10 seconds into the second period and hold on for a 1-0 win over No. 15 Cael Swenson of South Dakota State at 157.

3:42 Tanner Jordan advances, Mitch Moore falls one match before the blood round of NCAA Wrestling National Championships

No. 23 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham scored a takedown with 50 seconds left to beat 17 Brett Unger of Cornell 3-0 in a third round consolation match at 125.

No. 15 Mitch Moore (Virginia Tech/Graham) got to the 30/30s at 141 against No. 25 Cleveland Balton of Oregon State but fell 6-4.

NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships team standings after the semifinals

1. Penn State 84.5, 2. Michigan 50.5, 3. Arizona State 44.5, 4. Iowa State 44.5, 5. Iowa 40.5, 6. Ohio State 3.5, 7. Virginia Tech 34.5, 8. NC State, 9. Oklahoma 32, 10. Missouri 31, 11. Cornell 29;5, 12. Nebraska 29, 13. Northern Iowa 24.5, 14. South Dakota State 23, 15. Wisconsin 20

Semifinal pairings set at the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships

133: No. 1 Dalton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan); No. 6 Vito Aurjau (Cornell) No. 2 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)

125: No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) vs. No. 12 Anthony Noto (Lockhaven); No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. No. 10 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)

141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. No. 6 Lachian McNeil (North Carolina) vs. Beau Bartlett (Penn State)

149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech); No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Kyle Parco (Arizona State)

157: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford); No. 10 Jared Frank (Iowa) vs. Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)

165: No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 4David Carr (Iowa State/Perry); No. 6 Mike Caliendo (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

174: No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Shane Griffith (Michigan); No. 6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) vs. No. 7 Lennox Wolak (Columbia)

184: No. 1 Parker Keckesien (UNI) vs. No. 4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State); No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

197: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Rocky Elam (Missouri); No. 3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) vs. vs. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State)y

285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State); No. 3 Wyatt Henderickson (Air Force) No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan)

Aurora's Dylan Fishback is one of 10 Ohioans still fighting in the fourth round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Aurora's Dylan Fishback is one of 10 Ohioans still fighting in the fourth round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Ohio athletes in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Semifinals

157: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward); 165: David Carr (Iowa State/Perry); 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman)

Third round consolation

184: Dylan Fishback (NC State/Aurora)

Blood round

125: Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/Graham); 133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria); 149: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State/Genoa Area); 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren); 174: Ben Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton)

3:10 p.m. Aurora state champion and national champion Dylan Fishback advances at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 10 Dylan Fishback (NC State/Aurora) made it 10 Ohioans in Friday night's fourth round when he knocked out No. 20 Shane Leigel in the second round of consolation.

The redshirt freshman scored a takedown in the first and second period and held on to win 6-5. He's two wins away from All-America status.

2:27 p.m. Ben Pasiuk, Austin Murphy split wins and losses at 174 of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 18 Ben Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton) absolutely ran thorugh No. Mike Maylor of Wisconsin in an 11-1 major decision where he logged three takedowns.

No. 11 Austin Murphy (Campbell/Cincinnati Elder) had a two-point lead after the first period but fell 5-3 to No. 12 Patrick Kennedy of Iowa.

2:17 p.m. Lennox Wolak becomes third Ohioan in semifinals

No. 7 Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman) upset No. 2 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) in a tight quarterfinal at 174 pounds.

Wolak scored a takedown in the second period and held on for a 4-2 win. He'll face Ohio State's Rocco Welsh in the semifinals

2:16 p.m. Tyler Lillard loses in a heartbreaker in NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 17 Aurora state champion Tyler Lillard lost because of a riding point at 165 pounds. The Indiana star fell 10 to No. 15 Brevin Cassella of Binghamton to see his first NCAA Tournament end.

2:14 p.m. Peyten Kellar advances at 157 in NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 7 Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren) left no doubt in his second round consolation match with No. 25 Trevor Chumbley of Northwestern.

Kellar scored a takedown in the first period and earned a four-point near fall in the third to win 9-1.

1:52 p.m. Perry's David Carr punches his ticket to the 165-pound semifinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 4 David Carr (Iowa State/Perry) is BACK. Not that he ever left.

The five-time state champion is two matches away from a second national championship after beating No. 5 Dean Hamiti of Wisconsin 5-0.

Carr scored a takedown with 1:40 left in the first period, escaped in the second and grabbed a riding time point in the victory.

Two-time reigning champion and No. 1 seed Keegan O'Toole of Missouri is up next for the Cyclones senior.

1:29 p.m. Bryce Andonian becomes Ohio's first All-American after win at 157 in NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward) is now a three-time All-American after beating No. 4 Ed Scott of NC State at 157 pounds.

Andonian built up a four-point lead after the first period and kept the motor running to eventually win 13-7.

He'll have No. 1 seed and 2023 national runner-up Levi Haines in tonight's semifinal.

1:25 p.m. Dylan D'Emilio becomes fourth wrestler to advance to Friday night at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 14 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State/Genoa Area) scored takedowns in the second and third period to advance out of the second round consolation with a 7-2 win over No. 13 Caleb Rathjen of Iowa.

12:54 St. Paris Graham's Mitch Moore moving on at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 15 Mitch Moore wasted no time at all in his second round consolation match with No. 16 Dylan Chappell of Bucknell.

Moore scored a takedown 1:33 into the first period and decked Chappel four seconds later to advance.

12:41 p.m. NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships end for Copley's Marlon Yarbrough

No. 23 Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia/Copley) made noise Thursday when he knocked off No. 10 Aaron Nagao of Penn State.

After falling Friday night in the round of 16, he exited the tournament in the second round of consolation against No. 25 Braden Basile of Army.

Yarbrough scored the first takedown, but gave up an escape and takedown to trail by one after the first period. Baisle turned it on the second with a seven-point move and accumulated riding time to win 14-3.

12:39 p.m. Dylan Ragusin avenges loss against Elyria's Dylan Shawver at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 5 Dylan Ragusin of Michigan fell to No. 4 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria) at the Big Ten Championships on the biggest stage.

Ragusin scored an early takedown and build a four-point lead. Shawver took Ragusin down in the third and kicked him, but a Hail Mary takedown wasn't answered and he lost 8-3.

12:27 p.m. Tanner Jordan of St. Paris Graham still kicking at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

No. 23 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/Graham) left little doubt in his second consolation match against No. 9 Patrick McKee of Minnesota. Jordan came back from a three-point deficit at the start and scored three combined takedowns in the second and third to win 11-4.

12:16 p.m. Brendan McCrone exits round 2 of NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The good news for No. 29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State/Lake Catholic) is that he has three more seasons to pick up All-American status. The bad news is the redshirt freshman won't be an All-American this season. McCrone dug himself a six-point hole after the first period against No. 14 Nico Provo of Stanford. Provo kept the heat up and won 12-6 in the second round of consolation.

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships schedule

Friday: Quarterfinals and consolations, noon; Semifinals, blood round, 8 p.m.

Saturday: Medal round, 11 a.m.; Finals, 7 p.m.

How to watch the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Friday’s quarterfinals and consolations are on ESPN and ESPN+ with the semifinals and blood rounds airing on ESPN and ESPN+.

The medals rounds on Saturday will air on ESPNU and ESPN+. The finals can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+.

Team standings after Day 1 of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

1. Penn State 34.5, 2. Iowa, Iowa State 24.5, 4. Michigan, NC State 22, 6. Nebraska 21, 7. Ohio State 20.5, 8. Cornell 18.5, 9. Virginia Tech 17.5, 10 Missouri, Oklahoma State 14, 12. Arizona State, South Dakota State, Wisconsin 13, 15. Pitt 12.5, 16. Northern Iowa 12, 17. Indiana, Lehigh 10.5, 18. Rutgers, Stanford 9

Quarterfinal pairings are set at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

125: No. 1 Braedan Davis (Penn State) No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State); No. 12 Anthony Noto (Lockhaven) vs. No. 4 Matt Ramos (Purdue); No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State); No. 10 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) vs. No. 15 Caleb Smith (Nebraska)

133: No. 1 Dalton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Evan Frost (Iowa State); No. 5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria); No. 3 Kai Orine (NC State) vs. No. 6 Vito Aurjau (Cornell); No. 7 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) vs. No. 2 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)

141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. No. 9 Brock Hardy (Nebraska); No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. No. 4 Ryan Jack (NC State); No. 3 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Lachian McNeil (North Carolina); No. 26 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) vs. Mitch Moore (Rutgers/Graham) vs. Beau Bartlett (Penn State)

149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. No. 8 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State); No. 5 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech); No. 3 Jackson Arrington (NC State) vs. No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan); No. 10 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly); No. 2 Kyle Parco (Arizona State)

157: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Peyton Robb (Nebraska); No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 4 Ed Scott (NC State); No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford); No. 10 Jared Frank (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)

165: No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 8 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska); No. 4David Carr (Iowa State/Perry) vs. No. 6 Mike Caliendo (Iowa); No. 10 Cameron Amine (Michigan) No. 6 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

174: No. 1 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State); No. 28 Jared Simma (UNI) vs. No. 4 Shane Griffith (Michigan); No. 3 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs.No. 6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State); No. 7 Lennox Wolak (Columbia) vs. No. 2 Cade Devos (South Dakota State)

184: No. 1 Parker Keckesien (UNI) vs. No. 25 David Key (Navy); No. 5 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State); No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 Bernie Truax (Penn State); No. 7 Thomas Stewart Jr. (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 2 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

197: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma); No. 12 Rocky Elam (Missouri) vs. No. 4 Michael Beard (Lehigh); No. 3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) vs. No. 6 Lou Deptrez (Binghamton); No. 10 Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State)

285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 9 Nick Feldman (Ohio State); No. 5 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs. No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State); No. 3 Wyatt Henderickson (Air Force) vs. No. 11 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) vs. No. 6 Zach Elam (Missouri); No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan); No. 2 Younger Bastida (Iowa State)

Ohio wrestlers remaining at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Quarterfinals

133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria); 157: Bryce Adonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward); 165: David Carr (Iowa State/Perry); 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman)

Second round consolations

125: Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham); Brendan McCrone (Ohio State/Lake Catholic); 133: Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia/Copley); 141: Mitch Moore (Rutgers/Graham); 149: Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State/Genoa Area); 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren); 165: Tyler Lillard (Indiana/Aurora); 174: Ben Pasiuk (Amry/Carrollton); Austin Murphy(Campbell/Cincinnati Elder); 184: Dylan Fishback (NC State/Aurora)

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament championships Day 2 live updates

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